Halcampidae is a
family
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of
sea anemone
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s. Members of this family usually live with their column buried in sand or other soft substrates.
Genera
Genera in the family include:
* ''
Acthelmis''
Lütken, 1875
* ''
Cactosoma''
Danielssen, 1890
* ''
Calamactinia''
Carlgren, 1949
* ''
Calamactis''
Carlgren, 1951
* ''
Halcampa''
Gosse, 1858
* ''
Halcampaster''
* ''
Halcampella''
Andres, 1883
* ''
Halcampoides''
Danielssen, 1890
* ''
Halianthella''
* ''
Kodioides''
* ''
Mena
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''
* ''
Metedwardsia''
* ''
Neohalcampa''
* ''
Parahalcampa''
* ''
Pentactinia''
Carlgren, 1900
* ''
Scytophorus''
Hertwig, 1882
* ''
Siphonactinopsis''
Carlgren, 1921
Characteristics
Species of Halcampidae mostly have elongated columns which are sometimes differentiated into different regions. The base is usually rounded but in some species it is flattened. There is no sphincter. There are up to forty tentacles, all of equal length. There are up to twenty pairs of perfect
mesenteries
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(internal partitions) with strong retractors. There are one or two
siphonoglyph The siphonoglyph is a ciliated groove at one or both ends of the mouth of sea anemones and some corals. The siphonoglyph extends into a pharynx and is used to create currents of water into the pharynx. These water currents are important for respirat ...
s (ciliated grooves).
Family Halcampoididae
Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
References
Metridioidea
Cnidarian families
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